Scripture made clear enough to live by.
OBS exists to help people understand the Scriptures in a simple, clear, and faithful way — leading them to know Christ more deeply and serve Him faithfully within their local church communities.
How OBS came to be
A study group becomes a school
What started as a small group meeting to study the Bible together grew into a structured teaching ministry, built on the conviction that clear Scripture changes lives.
First hermeneutics cohort
OBS ran its first formal course — a hermeneutics foundation — recorded and shared so anyone, anywhere, could learn to read the Bible in context.
Digital expansion
Articles, devotionals, and the OBS Studio Podcast launched, carrying the same teaching further than a classroom ever could.
Reading plans and a growing partnership
OBS reading plans are now shared with thousands of readers, with a YouVersion Content Partner relationship underway to reach further still.
Mission
To help people understand the Scriptures in a simple, clear, and faithful way — through teaching, reading plans, and community — so they know Christ more deeply.
Vision
A generation of believers who read Scripture with confidence, teach it with clarity, and serve their local churches with the depth of what they've learned.
Our values
Faithfulness
Teaching that stays true to the text, not to trends.
Clarity
If it can't be explained simply, we haven't finished the work.
Excellence
Scholarship and craft, offered as worship.
Community
Scripture studied together, not just alone.
Statement of Faith
Scripture
We believe the Bible is God's inspired, authoritative word — sufficient for faith and practice, and meant to be read in context, not isolation.
God
We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — perfect in holiness, wisdom, and love.
Christ
We believe Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man, who died for our sins, rose bodily from the grave, and is the only way to the Father.
Salvation
We believe salvation is by grace through faith in Christ alone — not by works, but resulting in a transformed life marked by obedience.
The Church
We believe every believer is called to serve within a local church, and that teaching exists to strengthen the church, not replace it.